Pandoravirus salinus
| Pandoravirus salinus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Algavirales (?) |
| Family: | Pandoraviridae |
| Genus: | Pandoravirus |
| Species: | Pandoravirus salinus |
Pandoravirus salinus is a large virus of genus Pandoravirus, found in the marine sediment layer of the Tunquen River in Chile, and is one of the largest viruses identified, along with Pandoravirus dulcis.[1][2] It is 2.5 million nucleobases long, encodes for about 2,500 genes, and is visible through an optical microscope. It was first identified in 2013.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Than, K. (18 July 2013). "Jumbo viruses hint at 'fourth domain' of life". Fox News. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Pereira Andrade, Ana Cláudia dos Santos; Victor de Miranda Boratto, Paulo; Rodrigues, Rodrigo Araújo Lima; Bastos, Talita Machado; Azevedo, Bruna Luiza; Dornas, Fábio Pio; Oliveira, Danilo Bretas; Drumond, Betânia Paiva; Kroon, Erna Geessien; Abrahão, Jônatas Santos (March 2019). Sandri-Goldin, Rozanne M. (ed.). "New Isolates of Pandoraviruses: Contribution to the Study of Replication Cycle Steps". Journal of Virology. 93 (5): e01942–18. doi:10.1128/JVI.01942-18. ISSN 0022-538X. PMC 6384056. PMID 30541841.